The Core: The First Guest (Book 1 of 3) Sci-fi Action Adventure Virtual Reality
Book two starts here: https://www.royalroad.com/fiction/46417/the-core-the-hive-daughter-book-2-of-3
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Kevin was just a normal 10 year old kid until he saw a woman vanish right before his eyes.
This made Kevin just a little bit different. He paid more attention to people now.
Little did he know that this little difference would kill him the next time he encountered another alien about to return home. It would tear him apart, cell by cell, until he was unmade. His mind being transported away.
So distantly far away there is a race that advanced to the point where they built dyson spheres to house their civilizations. In their continual expansion, they seeded galaxies with pods and connection satellites. Over time they upgraded their dyson spheres into matryoshka brain Cores.
Imagine a computer powered by a star.
Citizens of Cores no longer age once they upload their minds into the virtual living system of the Core. While they didn’t age, most still choose to cycle through life and death though at a different scale of time compared to our lives.
Citizens can visit other planets and live there as if they were on a "vacation". Mercury is Earth’s hub connected to the closest Core and Earth is a remote vacation spot for wealthy citizens.
When the main character was 10 he witnessed a citizen returning to the Core. The story continues 10 odd years later when he again witnesses a similar situation unfolding and manages to touch the person returning to the Core. This causes him to be swept up in the transfer as well and for his mind to join as a "Guest" user of the Core.
As a Guest he has limited powers, a starting balance of zero cr or Citizen credits, and no idea how he can get home. He is the first human to ever become a Guest of a Core.
Where money itself is the highest form of their science.
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COMPLETE Stories:
✦The Core: The First Guest (The Core: Book 1 of 3)
✦The Core: The Hive Daughter (The Core: Book 2 of 3) The Core: The Hive Daughter (Book 2 of 3) | Royal Road
Stories in PROGRESS:
✦The Core: The Dark Enemy (The Core: Book 3 of 3)
PROJECTED Stories and Series:
★The Radiative Zone Series: The Girl with Powers (3 book series)
✶The Convective Zone Series: Into the Game (3 book series)
This series is a work in progress. Major editing will be done after each book is complete, so there will be typos and parts that need further explanation. Please, please feel free to point out any of these things. I will attempt to keep readers apprised of all changes and big updates.
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1. 1. The stranger at the grocery store
2. 2. Arrival at the Core
3. 3. New and old faces
4. 4. Xa the Third
5. 5. Time to explore
6. 6. Where to begin?
7. 7. Bangkok Thailand and memories
8. 8. Getting a job
9. 9. Discoveries
10. 10. What just happened?
11. 11. Cha-ching!
12. 12. Reality meet George my Alfred. Kevin meet reality.
13. 13. History of secrets
14. 14. Making Silver an Avatar
15. 15. Nightmares
16. 16. What dreams we dream
17. 17. Choices
18. 18. Loopholes
19. 19. The sister who simulates
20. 20. Knocked down
21. 21. The plastic bag girl
22. 22. The book of weapons
23. 23. The other side of the coin
24. 24. Sticky situations
25. 25. Leaving
26. 26. Lights out
27. 27. Thrown into the sun
28. 28. The Convict Games
Ria of Shadewood
After being told to lock herself in the basement and hide when soldiers suddenly showed up in her remote village, Ria finds herself abandoned and must learn to survive. Will she uncover the truth of what happened to her family and her village? And what will that mean for her future as she begins to make her way in the world? Book one is now complete! Updates Tuesdays. [Background for cover was edited from a photo by Myicahel Tamburini provided by Pexels]
8 168Curse of the Forsaken
The betrayal and murder of a wise king chosen by the gods condemns all of mankind in the world of Althos to pending extinction at the hands of a terrible curse. Abandoned by the Gods, Fate and Hope, humanity descends into madness and immorality. Now, with most of humanity living as slaves of other races and the great human kingdom but a memory in legend, the scattered remains of the free humans cling desperately to a life worse then death. Prophecy spoke of their redemption and salvation, but as the years grind past, and humanity fades away, no sign of salvation appears. Unable to wait any longer, the last dregs of a once great people attempt to ignite prophecy on their own by summoning a young man against his will from modern day earth. Their goal is to coerced the young man into a fight for the survival of mankind in a fantasy world which is not his home. Unable to speak the language, not trained in the ways of combat, will he put his life on the line for these people who kidnapped him, or will he leave them to their fate? Surrounded by a human race warped by crushing poverty, desperation, and immorality, can he survive without losing his dignity and morality? With prophecy involved does he have a choice? Warning: Tagged 18+-this work contains mature scenes involving sexual content, torture, foul language, death, slavery, rape, cannibalism and horror. I apologize beforehand and suggest that you not read if you are offended by any of these topics. ***THIS IS THE FIRST BOOK IN A TRILOGY, THIS BOOK IS DONE AS OF 11/6/16; THE SECOND BOOK WILL BE POSTED IN JAN OR FEB 2017***
8 190Legend of the Black Blade
Over 1000 years since the fall of the Demon lord who controlled the ununited demon races, stories and legends of that ancient time still are fresh in the world. A legend engraved into the annals of history through the power of the Black Sword. Leon Holt, our young hero, finds himself at mercy of the world when war breaks out in his country and only enemies exist in all neighboring nations who covet their blessed land of prosperity. At the last moment before being killed for running from captors, the clouds in the sky strike down upon the sword of his grandfather saving him and killing his enemies opening a completely new world for him to grow into.
8 67Sleep Walkers
When a set of disturbingly realistic dreams haunting a man become all too real how will he react? How far is he willing to go to figure out what his dreams really meant and those responsible for their devious nature. Take a journey with our sleep walker as he travels into a world of etherial danger and wondrous adventures. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [One chapter every seven days as this is my secondary project, currently working on a sci-fi novel. (Long Chapter)][Grammar corrections and story advice is always welcomed! I got a-lot planned out so I can't change too much but I'm always open to suggestions for the future.]
8 97DreamNotFound Fluff
Hey loves! This is my first story and fanfic I've ever written so don't bully me :,) also i didn't make the cover for this! Sadly i lost the creator of the artwork, but full creds go to them! Happy reading :)
8 77kill my mind - m. atsumu
𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢 𝐝𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐤𝐧𝐨𝐰 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢'𝐝 𝐝𝐨 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐧𝐨𝐰 ↳ in which something fake turns real
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